Dr . Alexander Darius Ornella

Research in religion, sports, popular culture, technology

Some Popcorn and a Movie, 12 Dec 2012 @ University of Hull

In Western Europe, church attendence is in decline, while people flock to the movie theatre to experience grand narratives of good and evil in blockbusters like The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter.This lecture will look at popular Hollywood films and argue that going to the movies is not just fun but that engaging Read more about Some Popcorn and a Movie, 12 Dec 2012 @ University of Hull[…]

Imagining Technology – Imagining the Human Condition, 5-7 Sept 2012 @ Heythrop College London

Presentation for the “Religious Imaginaries” seminar at Heythrop College London, 5-7 Sept 2012. Abstract Technology does not simply exist – or is used – in a social or cultural vacuum, but technology becomes part of our symbolic universe. Envisioning and imagining past, present, and future technologies, we naturalize the human-machine relationship or express our fears Read more about Imagining Technology – Imagining the Human Condition, 5-7 Sept 2012 @ Heythrop College London[…]

Commun(icat)ing Bodies – The Body & Religion Conference

I co-organized (together with Isabelle Jonveaux and Christian Feichtinger) the conference Commun(icat)ing Bodies – The Body and Religion Conference which took place at the University of Graz/Austria, 15-17 Feb 2012. The project/conference website can be found here, the conference folder is also available. The keynote addresses by Prof. Anne-Sophie Lamine, Prof. Leopoldina Fortunati, Prof. Gerard Read more about Commun(icat)ing Bodies – The Body & Religion Conference[…]